Greetings! What power supply do I need to run 4 of these led strips. How many amps total do these 4 strips required? Thank you for your time!
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You would require 96-100 Watts of power, which would be around 8 amps for the adapter. We offer several power adapters on Amazon and HitLights.com that will meet your needs. Please note you will also need an amplifier to ensure there is no drop off in brightness in between the second and 3rd strip of lights.
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If you are tieng in 4 of these strips(24watts) to a power supply you will need a power supply of at least 96 watts. Dont worry about using a larger transformer and transformers are usually rated for full output...a 100 watt wold be fine. Use a constant voltage transforme not a constant current one! It is DC current.
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thank you all for your response. I now understand what I need, at least 8 amps power supply ...enjoy your weekend!!!! :_)
2190
to fine amperage from wattage it is a simple calculation Watts divided by volts.. so 24 div 12 is 2 amps
2191
I'm using a 12v 600ma adapter I had lying around...Would not think you need to up amps to link additional strings. I was originally trying to find a strip I could hook up to 12v battery...this isn't it...Please lemme know if you happen across one that will!
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If I'm not mistaken, according to the website you need a 12-volt power supply for up to four strips. http://www.hitlights.com/ls3528-rd-gn-bl-144.html
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I am not sure wgich strip you are asking about. I bought the 300 led's and 600 led's. They are 24 watt and 46 watt. You need to use at least 2 amp for the 24 watt and 3.5 for the 46 watt. The formula to use if I remember it correctly is : Watts=volt X amp So, at 24 watt, you divide 24 watt by 12 volts and you get 2 amps Hope this helps
2194
I forgot to mention to you that I have many of these adaptors for sale if you like!
2195
I am using a 12v 2A power supply for 4 strips and it works fine. It's this one: HitLights LED Power Adapter Transformer with 110VAC to 12VDC, 2 Amp, 24 watt, black
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I am not sure wgich strip you are asking about. I bought the 300 led's and 600 led's. They are 24 watt and 46 watt. You need to use at least 2 amp for the 24 watt and 3.5 for the 46 watt. The formula to use if I remember it correctly is : Watts=volt X ampSo, at 24 watt, you divide 24 watt by 12 volts and you get 2 ampsHope this helps
337986
Hi More than enough if I counted my fingers correctly (ha ha) those two should draw less than 5 amps together(4.7 amps) this power supply will more than run the lights. You picked a good choice! I have one, love it!Oh! I almost forgot make sure you are using #14 gauge multi strand wire with an inline fuse holder with a 5 amp fuse it it blows go to 7 amp fuse.
2037009
If I am reading this correctly, you have three strip lights, each drawing 2Amps, soldered together. That comes to 6Amps total and the power supply in question is only rated at 5Amps. So, no, this would not work, or not for very long before the power supply overheated an burned!
407991
I do not know for sure and the instructions do not indicate what the power draw is. My power supply is rated at 1 amp output if that helps. The strips were easy to install although I did have to make three of my interconnect cables longer by several feet but it was no big deal. I really like them and they do a nice job of illuminating my counter tops.
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Are you running 3 full standard 16.4ft, 150 led rolls/strips equaling 49.2 feet? Each strip is 3 Amps witch means the power supply must be 12v 9 Amps minimum. If you are over 49.2 feet you might need a stronger power supply or add another amplifier to the run. The amplifier output reads 12A but I've noticed that all diagrams never show more the two strips per amplifier. Good luck
1427638
The specifications for the 5Meter LED light strip states each requires 12V and 24 Watts, this means that each 5 meter array draws 2 Amps. The specs also state that each strip must be wired separately not in series, because the internal printed wiring cannot handle more current than each strip requires. This means each strip would require a separate wire running back to the supply if you want to use a single power supply (transformer). If you were going to use a single power source you should select one that will supply the 24 watts for each or the two and a half strips you plan to use. The total would be 24 X 2.5 = 60Watt, to add a safety factor I'd just use a 100W supply and a dimmer of an equal size. The hook up wires can be 24 guage wires, red and black are the standard colors and Amazon sells 50 foot rolls fairly cheaply. One set of wires will be needed from the power supply to the dimmer and then a separate wire from the dimmer to each of the light strips. I have not had any problems with the light strips, I left the lamps rolled up on the spool to increase the heating, ran the strips at 15V to increase the stress even further and let them run for over a month, no failures in any of the sets I've used. I cut the strips to the lengths needed and converted many of the Light in my RV. The power draw for the lights was reduced by two thirds, not bad when your camping on battery power. Well have fun, practice up on your soldering, the contacts are small, but doable, Good Luck, Have Fun
1667502
If the total power required is 120W at 12VDC, then this power supply is adequate. Make sure that the LED strips are wired in parallel. Note that the output of this power supply has two wires (instead of a DC jack).
449850
These are a little bluish, maybe around what you're looking for. I'd guess that they're a little higher than 7000K. Felix is correct that these are very bright when run at ~13.5 to 14.0V, I run mine at 13.8V. Lahiru is dong something wrong. FYI, if your strip is longer than, maybe, 10' I'd run the supply wires to both ends. If I ran the full 30' strip I'd run the supply to both ends and the middle. Why? Because there will be enough of a voltage drop along the copper traces on the strip that the LED's on the end will be noticeably dimmer if you only connect to one end.
242777
This is a 30 Watt supply. It is fine for one 16 foot 3528 LED strip (typically consumes about 16W) I have also found that it is OK for one 16 foot 5500 LED strip (typically consumes about 22 Watt). This supply will not run even one 16 foot, high-power LED strip. (I have found that 5630 LED strip (16 foot) can consume as much as 42 Watts - The 5630 LED strip definitely overloads this supply)
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the power supply shown here would only run ONE LED strip. Each strip (Amazon item Triangle Bulbs T93007) uses 25 watts at 12 volts DC which is 2.1 amps So 6 strips would use 150 watts or 12.5 amps. You would want to up those ratings by at least 20%. However I suspect the internal wiring structure of these LED strips is too light to carry more than two strips connected together. Two strips would be 50 watts or 4.2 amps at 12 volts dc.
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Hi More than enough if I counted my fingers correctly (ha ha) those two should draw less than 5 amps together(4.7 amps) this power supply will more than run the lights. You picked a good choice! I have one, love it! Oh! I almost forgot make sure you are using #14 gauge multi strand wire with an inline fuse holder with a 5 amp fuse it it blows go to 7 amp fuse.
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How could it be 2 amps at 12v - that would be 24 watts of power consumption. Say we have 1.7fv at 60ma on each of the 48 LEDs. With resistors (as opposed to a CC power supply) this would consume about 420 mA. How do you get to 2amps?
910274
Yes just make sure that you get 12v dc LEDs and think you need mor then one repeter each strip is 16 feet long and can draw 72 watts at 12v each
864507
so far, I have linked 2 light strips together with no problem. just make sure that your power adaptor uses the most amps possible without damaging your strips. I believe the most you can use is a 12V 5amp adaptor.
1747979
These LED strips operate on 12VDC (see product description), therefore a proper power supply is required (such as B0034GUEY4).
2110483
hi, you need 5 dc12v led strip adapter. (principal you need adapter) you can use 7 rolls. 5 adapters and 7 rolls is fine. super great product. i use every night is great.
1578078
I would use the 12v 3A supply. The 9.6v 500mA does not have the proper amount of current to power the entire light strip.